Giants select UCLA QB Josh Rosen in Todd McShay's first mock draft

The 2017 NFL regular season may still have three weeks remaining, but for several teams, they’ve already begun to look ahead to the 2018 NFL Draft. The same can be said for ESPN’s Todd McShay, who released the first version of his mock draft on Wednesday.

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Based on the current draft order, McShay has the Giants picking at No. 2 overall behind the Cleveland Browns. And with their first-round pick, Big Blue went with UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen.

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Josh Rosen, QB, UCLA*

This is another team with a lot of holes, but none is more glaring than at QB. Eli Manning will be 37 at the start of the next season, and the Giants’ offense hasn’t scored 30 points in a game since the 2015 season (30 straight games). Davis Webb hasn’t been able to get on the field, and Geno Smith isn’t the long-term answer at the position. Rosen outplayed Darnold in their recent matchup, and I came away impressed from watching him from the sideline. Rosen is the most NFL-ready QB in this class. The biggest challenge for him will be selling teams on his love/need for the game and his “coachability.”

The Giants have not shied away from the reality that Eli Manning’s career clock is winding down or the fact that a search for his replacement has begun.

It remains curious that Davis Webb has not gotten more of a look — especially when considering Geno Smith broke Manning’s iron man streak with a start — but that could still come over the final three weeks.

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Of course, how the Giants approach the 2018 NFL Draft remains up in the air at the moment. They’ll first need to hire a new general manager before laying any groundwork, and perhaps their next GM isn’t keen on drafting a quarterback in Round 1. But only time will tell.

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